Anoka

Population: 17,941
Median household income: $75,262
Median home value: $292,900

Located in Anoka County, Minnesota, Anoka is a community with a population of 17,941. The median household income of $75,262 is below the Anoka County median ($98,764).

From 2019 to 2023, Anoka's population grew 2.7% from 17,471 to 17,941, while its median home value rose 44.2% from $203,100 to $292,900.

Owners occupy 57.3% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 40.0 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 17,941
Median age: 40.0 yrs
Median household income: $75,262
Median home value: $292,900
Median gross rent: $1,200
Housing units: 7,732
Homeownership rate: 57.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.4%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

17,47117,941

Median household income

$58,576$75,262

Median home value

$203,100$292,900

Median gross rent

$962$1,200

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,471	$58,576	$203,100	$962
2020	17,512	$60,890	$215,900	$971
2021	17,749	$66,160	$229,400	$1,056
2022	17,892	$73,118	$273,100	$1,179
2023	17,941	$75,262	$292,900	$1,200

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1715.0%

18 to 245.7%

25 to 3415.7%

35 to 4413.6%

45 to 5410.5%

55 to 6415.0%

65 to 749.5%

75 and over8.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,146	6.4%
5 to 17	2,692	15.0%
18 to 24	1,014	5.7%
25 to 34	2,814	15.7%
35 to 44	2,441	13.6%
45 to 54	1,882	10.5%
55 to 64	2,688	15.0%
65 to 74	1,697	9.5%
75 and over	1,567	8.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13,562	75.6%
Black or African American	1,392	7.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	163	0.9%
Asian	779	4.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	69	0.4%
Two or more races	575	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,401	7.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.3%

High school graduate29.4%

Some college or associate's36.9%

Bachelor's degree19.0%

Graduate or professional degree8.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	830	6.3%
High school graduate	3,842	29.4%
Some college or associate's	4,833	36.9%
Bachelor's degree	2,492	19.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1,092	8.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone77.4%

Carpooled8.9%

Public transit0.5%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.9%

Worked from home10.2%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,694	77.4%
Carpooled	774	8.9%
Public transit	46	0.5%
Walked	89	1.0%
Bicycle	80	0.9%
Worked from home	884	10.2%
Other means	83	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,365	30.5%
15 to 29 min	2,679	34.5%
30 to 44 min	1,832	23.6%
45 to 59 min	390	5.0%
60+ min	500	6.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.30
Poverty rate: 7.9% (1,364 of 17,247)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,540	61.2%
Nonfamily households	2,882	38.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,422	96.0%
Vacant	310	4.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,250	57.3%
Renter-occupied	3,172	42.7%

1-unit, detached49.5%

1-unit, attached8.6%

2 to 4 units3.9%

5 to 19 units12.0%

20 or more units25.8%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,829	49.5%
1-unit, attached	667	8.6%
2 to 4 units	304	3.9%
5 to 19 units	926	12.0%
20 or more units	1,998	25.8%
Mobile home & other	8	0.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2701720
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 6.67 sq mi
Water area: 0.51 sq mi
Center point: 45.2144, -93.3916